Photos: Hollywood takes on porn

By Lisa Respers France, CNN

Updated 2000 GMT (0300 HKT) August 12, 2013

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Photos: Hollywood takes on porn – For his directorial debut, Joseph Gordon-Levitt decided to make a movie on a very adult topic: porn. The filmmaker stars in "Don Jon" as a guy who finds the girl of his dreams, but is having a hard time letting go of the ladies he's come across on his computer screen. We'll see how well this movie performs on Friday, September 27 -- for now, see some of Hollywood's other hits and misses with porn.

Hollywood takes on porn – Nicolas Cage stars as a private investigator who has to delve into the world of porn to solve a case in "8mm.'" The 1999 film co-stars Joaquin Phoenix.

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Hollywood takes on porn – Before she was the subject of a biopic, Linda Lovelace appeared in the classic 1972 porn film "Deep Throat" which broke box office records. A 2005 documentary about the groundbreaking film fared well with critics and audiences.

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Hollywood takes on porn – Ron Jeremy may be one of the most famous porn stars ever. He was featured in the 2001 documentary "Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy."

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Hollywood takes on porn – Woody Harrelson and Courtney Love star in the 1996 film "The People vs. Larry Flynt" about the founder of Hustler magazine.

Hollywood takes on porn – You are forgiven if you don't even remember "Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star," released in 2011. The movie portrays a guy who discovers his reserved parents were former porn stars and tries to carry on the family business. It was widely panned and nominated for six Razzies. Star Nick Swardson co-wrote it with Adam Sandler and Allen Covert.

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Hollywood takes on porn – Elisha Cuthbert makes a guy's dreams come true as a former porn star turned neighbor in 2004's "The Girl Next Door."

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Hollywood takes on porn – Luke Wilson and Giovanni Ribisi star in "Middle Men," a 2009 movie about the rise of porn on the Internet.

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Hollywood takes on porn – In the 2000 movie, "Rated X," Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen play real life brothers Jim and Artie Mitchell who made the profitable porn film "Behind the Green Door."

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Hollywood takes on porn – The title of the 2008 film "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" sort of says it all. Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks star as a pair of roomies who decide to make a porn film to pay their bills.

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Hollywood takes on porn – Val Kilmer plays porn star John Holmes in the 2003 movie "Wonderland," based on the case of the Wonderland murders that occurred in 1981.